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Sunday 12 August 2001PGA TourYear in Review
Perry wins Buick Open
Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 August 2001 · Kenny Perry’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,100,000 USD · Buick
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/24°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 48 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/18°C · wind 18 km/h NNW, gusts 36 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/15°C · wind 10 km/h ENE, gusts 20 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/16°C · wind 9 km/h SSE, gusts 20 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Jim Furyk USA · 265pulled within a shot with a long birdie putt at the 17th before Perry answered with a birdie; closed with a 66 to tie for second, two back, moving from 11th to eighth on the Ryder Cup points list CNNSI.com (AP): Perry wins Buick Open (Wayback Machine copy, dead page)
- Chris DiMarco USA · 265closed with a 65 to tie for second, two back, jumping from 16th to 11th on the Ryder Cup points list CNNSI.com (AP): Perry wins Buick Open (Wayback Machine copy, dead page)
156 started, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Buick Open
Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club, Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Kenny Perry
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via CNNSI.com (Wayback copy)
12 August 2001
I didn't think I was ever going to win again, to tell you the truth. It made me appreciate those three wins even more.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript, third round)
11 August 2001
I felt good, I felt bad, then I felt great.
AP via CNNSI.com (Wayback copy)
12 August 2001
Second place is never a great place. It's a good spot to finish in, but it always leaves you a little empty because you got so close.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny Perry | 66 · 64 · 64 · 69 | 263 | −25 |
| T2 | Chris DiMarco | 68 · 67 · 65 · 65 | 265 | −23 |
| T2 | Jim Furyk | 64 · 69 · 66 · 66 | 265 | −23 |
| T4 | Dudley Hart | 68 · 70 · 65 · 64 | 267 | −21 |
| T4 | Tom Pernice Jr. | 68 · 67 · 66 · 66 | 267 | −21 |
| T6 | Brian Gay | 70 · 67 · 66 · 65 | 268 | −20 |
| T6 | Padraig Harrington | 67 · 67 · 65 · 69 | 268 | −20 |
| T8 | Jeff Maggert | 69 · 66 · 68 · 66 | 269 | −19 |
| T8 | Ian Leggatt | 66 · 68 · 69 · 66 | 269 | −19 |
| T10 | Frank Lickliter II | 68 · 70 · 69 · 63 | 270 | −18 |
| T10 | Phil Mickelson | 65 · 70 · 71 · 64 | 270 | −18 |
| T10 | Justin Leonard | 69 · 68 · 63 · 70 | 270 | −18 |
| T10 | Bob Tway | 68 · 65 · 67 · 70 | 270 | −18 |
The golfer
born 1960-08-10, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1982; age 41 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 66 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet